Monday, August 26, 2013

13.1

Emma ran a half marathon on Saturday in Milwaukee.
This was her first half marathon race. She has been training for the Chicago Marathon in October and this race just kind of fell in her lap. She was going to run with her childhood friend, but Keeley's leg has been sore so Emma ran alone. Emma has run this distance for training and thought she would come in around two hours; which she did.

I'm so proud of my little red headed girl.

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You can praise God by peeling a spud if you peel it to perfection. Don't compromise. Compromise is a language of the devil. Run in God's name and let the world stand back and in wonder.~Rev. J.D. Liddell

I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.~Eric Liddell

Chariots of Fire. Another movie for Emma to put on her list. I am sure she has not seen it.

My boss sent me a video of the upper school students saying that they missed me. I broke down in tears. Today is our first day of school and the first time in 15 years that I haven't been in the office. Good luck to Katie - cannot believe she is in 8th grade already.

"You can praise God by peeling a spud if you peel it to perfection." only i think this is not quite right... i believe you can praise God by peeling a spud if you do it with the right heart, whether you succeed or not. i am so glad my God doesn't only call perfection of me. Lord knows I do very little to perfection.

"I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure." love this... somedays i wish God made me fast... instead matthew teases that this is my theme song... http://youtu.be/RCPqExRlf2E (phox / slow motion) also, when i run i feel like God must me punishing me. ;)

believe it or not, i have never seen chariots of fire.

katie is still 6 in my head. 8th grade, how can this be? i liked 8th grade. then came 9th...

I do remember that being such an uplifting movie and then there is the music...which I so enjoy.Good Effort Emma. That is what our son told us to tell Vera when she does something well.First day of 8th grade...keeping you each one in our prayers and everyone else here at QL blog, too.love and prayers, jep

Congrats to Emma on the run ... you go girl!! Anxious to see how she does in October ... that's such an accomplishment! LOVED that movie ... still do. Sometimes we forget that the "oldies" are as relevant today as they were back then ... going to watch it again myself ... thanks for sharing! Linda

Our family seems to be growing runners left and right. One of mine will be running a half marathon in October somewhere down by you. Four of us are considering running the Rump Roast Run at the end of September. Will you be up here then?

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